he Omaha Daily Bee f vol. xxxvii xo. m OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY ."0, 1 'JO TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. il GRAIN CORNER ENDS "Patten Crowd" Said to Have Mada About Two Milliona. MAS SET IS EXCITED ALL DAY Itapid Fluctuation in Bewildering. Pricei SZ02T3 BUT TO COVES C05TSACTS 1 t Erokrrs for Bull Have Larn Lines Eeady to SeLL PATTEN . HOLDS UP VALETS Pars lor Ahoot Five Million Boshels of Cora a ad Elarht Mlllloa Boshels of Oata Deliv ered to Him. CHICAGO, May . The "comer in Mar com which has been run bjr James A. Pritten of thla city and his assistants, came to an er.d today and tha "Patten crowd" Is generally credited with having maxie atfiut H0:i.flU) on tha deal authough It Is admit led that all estimates are largely guess work. Mr. Fatten personally de clared today that he did not know how mix ii lie had made. The market today was highly nervous In wheat, corn and oats. May wheat ranged between f.l.OS and 11.11. and closed at SI. 101 Corn sold between TTtjC and 82c and cloaed at SfflMHc- Oats ranged be tween UH and M'c and closed at i:c- Excitement ran high today In all parts of the grain pita when the weakness was greatest. Valuas changed with such be wildering rapidity that traders were puaaled. 8horta were anxious to cover, and brokers for tha bull leaders had at times plenty of grain to sell. It Is claimed that tha shorts have delivered to Mr. Patten and his friends not far from 5.00O.OC9 of com and close to 8,900.000 bushels of oata. Tha "corner" has been largnsy In May corn and rattan s holdings of this option were accumulated between SE and 80 centa. Subsequent buying, necessary to support the market at critical periods raised the average purchase price about five cents a bushel. The deal began early in October 17. In that month May corn sold up to ivV- The financial troubles which came shout that time tumbled the price of o", After the financial flurry had a hated the price of May corn advanced si iv ly. During February It sold up to f'sc and in March at SSHc. Since then it I-as crntinued to climb and shorts have scoured the country for corn to deliver cn their May contracts. Immense quanti ties of the. grain have been delivered to Fatten but he has paid for it all and ap parently stood ready at all times to take mere. WABASH WITHDRAWS SUPPORT Rrrt-lverihio Will Soon Bo Askol for .. PitiaatiraK... Tvrsnlatal Ratio j -vsy Company. Y0KK. Msy a-An Interest closely a"i stod w.th the Goulds was quoieu to-j d..- t!u e?ert that it is probable re - ce.-.ejth'p proceedings will be Instituted nj,H'ni ti e Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Iiniway company at Pittsburg late today or Mirtrtuy It waa said that at a meeting of the dir"cors of the Wbash Railway oii.iiar.;- yesterday It was decided not to ftnn'el: further money for the Wabaah l'ttisburg Terminal Railway company, tl.er-by making reorganisation essential. A committee was formed today to repre sm:I the interests of the holders of the firt mortgage I per cent bonds of the Wotiish-Ptttsburg Terminal Railway com pany in the event of a default in payment of an installment of interest on those bonds amourting to 3600,000, which falls due on Monday, next. The committee is composed of Jemfs N. Wallace, president of the Cen tral Truat company of this elty, chairman: Pajl Morton, president of the Equitable Uf Assurance society; Haley Flske, Harry Brenner, Myron T. Herrick of Ohio, Gordon Abbott and Charles P. Butler. PROSECUTOR TO EXHUME BODY Hew Jeney Oftlelal Dissatisfied with Efforts to Proa Death af Mtaa Wander nllt. PRINCETON. N. J.. May 3. Develop ments of the last few days have led Prose cutor George Berdlne to suspect that the dea'h of Miss Bertha Vanderbilt, an as sistant librarian of the Princeton university ; library, was not the result of aa accident. and ii. Berdlne has begun an Inveatga- tion. Miss Vanderbilt was the daughter of a Jeweler of Amsterdam. N. T., and her body was taken to that city for burial, Mr. Berdine ,s of the opinion that the county physician and coroner who allowed the body to be juried acted too hastily and may demand that it be exhumed for an autopsy to determine the causa of Miss Vanderbilt's death. MISSOURI TORNADO STRIKES Small Town was ChllMeothe, Mate, ft it and Ono Fatality Will Reanlt. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. May 29. A tornado struck Haie. a village near Chllllcothe. Mo., late yesterday. Everett Ramsay, 21 years old, was fatally injured by flying timbers. Earl Jones. Hoy Templeton and Henry Newson were rioualy injured. The Bank of Hals aud a number of busi ness houses were unroofed. The crop damage throughout , northwest Missouri, resulting from continued rains .a heavy. Much corn has been washed out, or haa rotted, and must be replanted. and the crop will be late. Strawberries b.v. been mined and it is feared the wheat will rust. IOWA LUTHERAN SYNOD ENDS Issaortaat Bnnlaosa Session Closes wita uittaisa of arucra District. NEW IL4dPTON, la.. May 2h The annual meeting of the northern district of the German -Lutheran synod of Iowa closed a week's session at Now Hampton yesterday and was one of tha must suc cessful ever held in ths history of the synod, soma l clergymen and laymen being in sttendancg, Two esrvV s were held daily during the seasloa. One of trie jst imc-Ttant matters of business dla- etd of was the division of ths northern Iowa dtHtm-i and the Iowa district, a move that waa deemed advisable on account of the growth of the church in tha territory ArigmaUy covered by tha district. SUMMARY OF THE BEE Satnrdny, Mar SO. 1J0. 1908 srv ,voy Aay L90S TuZ. Za Till' &J - 1 2 5 6 Z 89 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 2Z 23 29 SO p. 'B WlATIIB. ! For ' Fair, -i For . atiir. . For lr .rn- punril Bluffs and Vicinity S temperature. Saturday. a Fair, wtth rising temper day. -Probablv fair Saturday. TemseraUn at Omaha I Hour. 5 a. m 6 a. m 7 a. m 8 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m 12 m 1 p. m 2 p. m 3 p. m D"g. 57 (90 ml 3 ; ' ! 7 ! 68 j DOMESTIC. "Patten crowd" is said to have made I $2,000,000 out of corner in May corn. ! Vage 1 1 Presbyterian assembly decides that the next general assembly shall be held in Denver. rage 1 Parlor car on the Baltimore & Ohio road is whipped from the end of a flyer and many persons are injured near Con- nellsvtlle. Pa. Page a 1 Northern Grain company suspends j through speculation in grain. Page 1 I A serins of tornadoes in Oklahoma does tremendous damage besides killing five i persons. rage X I Senator La Follette starts a filibuster I movement against the currency hill In I the senate. Page 1 j. Catholic priests of Chicago receive threats In letters written in blood. rage 1 Methodists at their general conference j decide to change the makeup of their i missions and church extension commit- j tee. page a Secretary Taft will be the speaker to day at the exercises at Grant's tomb. Pace 1 Representative Burton of Ohio will i nominate Secretary Taft at Chicago. j Page 1 I Judge Parker of New Tork will he chairman of the resolutions committee at the Denver convention and has been asked to write a platform to submit to the convention. Page X Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal Railway company is in straits and receivers have been auked for it. Page 1 POBXXGZ?. Wright brothers will make flying tests In France. Page; 1 Reports of a rupture between Russl iand Per3ia are not credit 11 I Page X State Board of Assessment at ' Lincoln J increases the valuation of the TTnlnn Pa cific and Burlington railroads. Page X I State Railway commission concludes ""-""u. "v"j h cut in !1" means a cut in wages.. Treasurer's statement for May. Pajfe 3 j X.OCAX Smalt wool growers as well aa large ones are getting in line with new Omaha, wool market. Page 5 Accident prevents escape of two girls under care of Juvenile court from the county hospital. Page 7 Memorial day will be generally ob served In Omaha and weather man prom ises fair weather. Page X Miss Virginia Hagar. acting secretary in office of Associated Charities, is found dead In bed- from heart trouble. Page Ul County Comptroller Solomon finds that former Sheriffs Power and McDonald failed to report foreign fees amounting to several hundred dollars a year. Pag T COBOEKBVCXAXi AJTD IB, H U ST3UAX. Live stock markets. Paga Grain markets. Paga a Stocks and bonds. Page atOTiatEJTTS OP OCKAJT STAiSJtXra, Arrived. Smiled. . Darrrninsw tttutscbiAiid . L Barois . Carpatat - IdiUxI Slats SKW YORK... NEW TORK... NEW YOHK... BW YORK... W YORK.... GgSOA NAPLES LIVER POOL, . Ql EKN.xTOWN Qi KENSTmVN . Lisuns ... . Alius Venesls . . nanasl Cslva. .. Paaaonts Slavonla MaurManla Western land Teutualo .Cedrie S1 THAMPTOM. Adristio PLYMOUTH K A Victoria.. Cherbourg k r Csceii I j ., ... . BURTON AGREED ON AS MAN j Ohio Conareaamaa Will Monalnate Sees rotary Taft at Chtoaco Ro pabllcaa Convention. WASHINGTON. May 2. While no for mal ar.onuncement has yet been made, it may be stated definitely that Represent a- j tlve Theodore Burton of Ohio will present i tn" name of 8ecr,Mary Taft to the Chicago ; convention. representative Burton, since ' the institution of Secretary Taffs p re I liminary campaign, has been one of his ' closest friends and advisers and is re. j yarrted as one of the best representatives , of a!l that IWretary Taft stands for la j the United States ! Senator Do) liver of Iowa will make a ' secundlng m . a on Mr. Taffs nomination, Other seconding sp?;ches will be delivered by Oeorge Kniglit a'. California and Sena tor lloratl of Idaho and probably by Sena tor Lng of Kannas. While no defnlte announcement fan be made at this time. j 't generally accepted as a fart that Sen- , ',,r Hopkins will be the chairman of the ' committee on resolutions. , . . . j THAW SLATED FOR MATTEAWAN ; President of Laaaey Coaiaaiasioa Says " M;-' rV r j Traaaier. A LEANT. N. T.. May 2J.-Dr A. W. fcr rls, president of the Stale Commission In Lunacy, today expressed the opinion that Harry K. Thaw cannot be transferred from the Matteawan State Hospital for the In- ! sane without the approval of the commis sion. TEN PERSONS DIE BY HEAT PttlahoTs; Haa Hot Weather and Maayr Fatal Proatratlana are Resorted. PITTSBURG, May 3 Owing to the ex cessive heat ten persons have died here since midnight. Many are prostrated. The mercury reglaurs Ma. NEXT ASSEMBLY IN DENVER Presbyterians Select Colorado City aa Meeting Place. BONUS OF $33,000 OFFERED THEH Contest Between Seattle nnd Wnt tala City Resnlts la Easy Vlc tory for Latter Date la rise. KANSAS CITY. May 3. Denver was this morning selected aa the city in which next year's general assembly of the Pres byterian church in tha United States of America la to be held. But one ballot was taken for the two contesting cities. The vote was so nearly unanimous that Seattle withdrew and the Colorado capital finally was selected with one vote. A rule -was paased providing that the annual assembly shall always convene on the third Thursday In May. The Invitation of Denver to entertain the great gathering In 1903 was accompanied with a promise of a bonus of 136.0J0 offered by that city to entertain the delegates and guests. In the report of the committee on bills and overtures, presented by Dr. William Henry Roberta of Philadelphia, its chair man, Denver waa favored. The claim of that city were presented strongly by Rev. Dr. Robert T. Coyle of Denver, past mod erator, and Rev. Dr. Baxter P. Fullerton of St. Louie, the retiring moderator, also spoke in favor of the Colorado capital. . AaslTemry of Colorado Clink. It waa claimed for Denver, aside from the big bonus offered, that If the assembly were held there it would cost much less in the matter of railway fares than the long trip to the Pacific coast, a burden that must fall upon the churches and one that the assembly waa particularly anxious to lighten. Then also. It waa argued the gen eral assembly had never yet convened in the Rockies, and as next year would mark the semi-centennial anniversary of the es tablishment of the church In Colorado. It was particularly dnairoua that the meeting be held there. The First Presbyteriau church was organised In Colorado' in UKs. Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews of Seattle made a eloauent plea In behalf of that city, putting forth the grand climate of the far northwest and the unusual beauty spots that it presents. When the voting began it waa early ap parent that the great majority of the dele gates favored Denver. No count of the one ballot taken waa kept, but when it had been concluded Rev. Matthews promptly withdrew the name of Seattle and moved that Denver be unanimously made the selection. This waa dona amid scenes of much enthusiasm. Dr. Edward Hart Jenka of Omaha, made a strong plea for an endowment for Omaha seminary. He said the Roman Catholic church regarded Omaha the center of the greatest home mission field In the United States and waa spending millions of dollars in establishing itself there. METHODISTS ALTER THEIB. SYSTEM Coaoral feaCertaes Votes aw 5w Miaolono Committee. BALTIMORE, Md.. May 3. The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today continued discussion of a constitution for the board of church ex tension and home missions organized dur ing the last quadrennium. Practically all the morning session was devoted to the presentation of amendments to tha report of the committee on the subject and for a while the conference was in utter con fusion over the parliamentary status of some of them. Among the important fea tures agreed to were the following: The general conference committee on home missions and church extension was ordered to be composed of seventy-one members, who will Include the entire board of bishops, corresponding secretary aand his assistants, president, treasurer and re cording secretary of the board of man agers, two representatives one lay and one clerical from each conference district elected by this conference and fifteen rep resentatives elected by the board of man agers, no more than five of whom shall be from any one annual conference. A motion was also passed limiting the numbers of field agents to two, there being a general sentiment, in favor of retrench ment. The conference did away with the district boards of homo missions and church ex tension. JOl.X WITH AXTI-SALOOX LEAGUE Valted Presbyterian Will Send Dele Kates to Aaaaal Meeting;. PITTSBURG. Pa., May L'9. At the re quest of the Anti-Saloon League of Amer ica it has been decided by the United Presbyterian general assembly, In session here, to send a delegation to tha next na tional convention of the league. The re port of the committee on temperance, pre sented by tha chairman. Rev. Dr. J. T. McCrory of Pittsburg, contained recom mendations to the effect that the as sembly return to the original day, the fourth Sunday of November, aa "Temper ance Bab bath." Concerning the saloon question, legalised drinking waa characterised as "a covenant with death, a link with hell." jmphatlc declarations were mada that the Bible ahould be taught In tha public schools. IN.TARIAX aiXDAY SCHOOL WORK Closing? Caerelaoa of Aaalvevaary Do voted to This Branch. BOSTON, Mass.. May 29. The annual meeting of the Unitarian Sunday School Workers today was tha only event on the forenoon program of tha closing day's sessions of the American Unitarian asso ciation's anniversary week exercises. President' Edward A. Horton read the annual report of the society's directors' "following which the, regular business was transacted. ' Most of the afternoon was given over to short addresses on the different phases of dunday school work. Tonight, at Tremont temple, the week's cxcr-i?s win be b Meht to a close with a Unitarian festival, at which Mayor George A. Hlbbard will preside, and Sena tor J. C. Burrows of Michigan will be among the speakera . TAFT TO BE AJTG RANT'S TOMB Beers tary of Waa WtU Bo Orator at Sew York Memorial Ssrvi WASHINGTON, May 3 Secretary Taft left this morning for Norwich, Conn., where tonight he will deliver an address to the Board of Trade. Tomorrow ho win bo tha orator at tha Memorial day exor cises at Grant's tomb la New Tork. WRIGHTS T0FLY IN FRANC Goversaeat Offers to Bar Eoropeon Rights to Avrovlna If Teats An Sat Is factory. PARIS. May J Wilbur Wright, the aeronaut, one of the Wright brothers of Dayton. O.. arrived in this city today from America. The European representative of the Wrights, M. Hart Obera- of Phila delphia, says the purpew of Mr. Wright's visit here Is to demonstrate in Europe the capabilities of their machine. The pre liminary arrangements for the demon strations are complete, a suitable enclosure two miles square havin been secured In western France. Parts of the aroplane shipped here from Am-ricc tast year will be put together at tne location selected and the model to be UBnd has been con structed here after the same model used by the Wright Bros, in their experiments in the United Slates. Several weeks probablv will be required j In "lU column to get the machine In order. The important Program af Exrrclne. features of the Invention h.v. nnt hn Iadies of the Grand Army of the protected by European patents. If certain ' tests are fulfilled at the coming experi ments it is understood a company will be formed for the purpose of exploiting the machine In Europe. The French government, it is stated, has offered to buy the exclusive European rights for three years provided the ma chine, carrying the weight of two men, flies thirty miles, returning to the point of departure. MANY ARE KILLED AT SAM0S Tarklsa Governor of Island Drlren to Pattlie Bnildldo; for Refnae. CONSTANTINOPLE. May 2D.-ConSulsr d!sntrh roiH w r., or Samoa declare that not less than 130 persons have been killed or wounded in the fighting that has been going on at Vathy, the capital of the Island, for the last four days, and that the engagements still continue. The small garrison of Turkish tmops on the island are beleaguered in-their garrison. land, also has sought refuge in one of the public buildings. He Is without provisions and hia life is said to be In danger. The consulates are orowld with, refugees, and the lack of provisions is heelnntnar to mnk itself felt. A number of refugees ha man aged to make their way to Athens. The consuls at Samos are mostly na- tlve merchants, and they have requested I the powers to send in warships. JURY BOARD PLAN REJECTED Philippine Commission Thinks Bill of Anemkly lot for Interest of Islands. MANILA. Mav The Philippine com mission has rejected the assembly hill creating a Jury system. The measure pro vided for provincial bnarde to appoint twenty-ftre permanent Jurors in each prov ince to serve on all Jury cases. The com mission held that the plan was not an ideal one and would invariably lead to abuses. It was believed that appointment of Jurors would become a factor in politics. The commission has paased the public works bill, appropriating 3,000,0:) pesos. Oneftalf of this sum ".s fr the strucuon of roads undertha pteui to create and maintain a permanent system of high ways throughout the islands. Half a mil lion will be expended In starting a system of irrigation works, while with the bal ance, provision is made to start the con struction of a capital building at Manila. Improve the harbors of Iloilo and build a custom house at Cebu. J. MARTIN MILLER MAD MAN Claims Statement Said by Mao Wood to Be His Is Forarery. PARIS. May 1-9.-J. Martin Miller, the former American consul at Rhelms, who was mentioned In connection wtth the suit for divorce recently brought in New Tork by Mae C. Wood against Senator Tom C. Piatt, is at present in this city. When the latest American newspapers arrived here today Mr. Miller saw for the first time the statement alleged to have betn signed by him and which waa produced by Miss Wood at the trial. Mr. Miller was extremely indignant. "Te document Is an absolute forgery," he said: "It Is fab j rlcated and false from beginning to end." I Mr. Miller is consulting attorneys with the view of having Miss Wood prosecuted I for forgery. FALLIERES FINISHES HIS VISIT French President Depnrts front Lon don, Ending- Fonr Dnys Stay in England. LONDON. May M. FaUieres. president of the Frencn republic, brought his four days' visit to London to a clnse this morn ing when he left for Dover. King Edward, ths prince of Wales and other members of the royal family, the members of the cabi net and a party of diplomats gathered at the railroad station to bid M. Fallleres farewell. The crowds that gathered around the station gave him a rousing farewell cheer. RUMORS CF RUPTURE IN EAST English Diplomats Believe Persia Will Restore Order In Border Provinces Soon. ST. PETERSBURG. May 29.-Tho sensa tional reports published In certain London papers regarding the possibility of a rup ture of diplcmatic relations between Russia and Persia are discredited at the foreign office and the Persian legation here. At both places the officials' view is optimistic regarding the ability of the shah's govern ment to restore order In the border prov inces within the time limit of the Russian ultimatum presented by General Snarski, the Russian commander in the field. This limit expires June l'l. SCOTLAND YARD MAN IS WISER Mada Victim of t lever Rosjno While j tne ,cnooi" where tn" dresses were .iven Psjiaa for Drinks In I decorated with flags and flowers, and the fcrit. j school children participated in varied pro- I grams of a patriotic character, appropriate NEW TORK. May Cecil Pape. a da- to tne day- Ia everal of the schools ad tective from Scot. and Vard, London, has rJ"'c '' nvade by veteran uf ta gained in experience by a trip to New Spanish-American war, and these younger York. On hia complaint Louis Waxenhera veterans were received witrt ths same cor- Is unaer srrest tuarged wtth larceny, i-spe. wno is a szranger. in town, says that he m two men. with whom he be came acquainted, and the trio had several drtnka The two men were shaking dice and Pape had a nil of hills in his hand with which he was paving for a dnnk when a man rush In, dwhtred that he was a detective and that the three men were under arrest for gambling. He took Pape s money. 12(4 In all. saying he beilevd it was the wager. Then he went outside to summon a patrol wagon, but did not re turn. Pafie appealed to police headaiuartors and WcxacbafS wag arretted. FAIR DAY FOR MEMORIAL Weather Man Promises to Be Good to Patricti Today. CESEBVAJTCE TO BE GENERAL! rafclle Will Bn-lnesa and Soma Private Be Suspended In Recoaj altlon of tattoo's De fender. Dreoratloa Cay Pointer. j Waather forecast la fair and wanner, i Pub Lie bnildlngs and banks will be closed all day. Soma private business house also will close. Special postofflce hours are aanoonoed vahUo meet at Bartght hall at a a. m to proceed to Porest Ltvi cemetery to ; decorate graves of soldiers at monument, At a, m. details and oommlttaea from : Grand Army poeta and Women's Belief eorpa will proceed to various oemctenea to decorate (raves of soldiers with How- era. At 8 (30 a. m. details from Camp lee Porby and Florence X Crane auxiliary I will proceed to different cemeteries to deccrat grares of soldiars of that war. t 1 :30 p. m. parade of Grand Army of , : the SUpubUo, Sigh School cadets, Thurj- ' toa SiXlEB, Pahl man SUfles and mail f carriers forms at Capitol arenue and Six teenth street and will march to the Audi torium, headed by Sixteenth United I fantry band, where a"" - 'emless of the afternoon will be held. John X Webstar will be the orator. At 3 p. m. Spanish-American war vet erans will hold special memorial sarrloes at Xansoom park. At 5 p. m. ceremony of dec orating tha waters la memory of the dead American soldiers and sailors buried at sea at foot of Sooglas street, under auspices of la dies of ths Grand Army of the publio tlor1 Sunday at 3:30 p. m. memorial serrtoes la honor of the dead of Company I Plrst sbraaka, at the monument ta Prospect 3011 cemetery. Memorial day will be generally observed in Omaha. All puollc business and some"! .... . uiil K .nananil or.il . ,h.. , A'-. mc, w.lm Md chil dren will bow in homage to the old men '1 TJ- 1: of the Grand Army of the Republic and war camps, who nave dono wnat tney couiu I to preserve the ' union. The complete list of exerotae is set forth in the schedule above. ' , . .etaJt'lohi War Vets. CampjLee Forby ' Ljjnited Spantsh AmericarfiVar, Yete". ft. -lat nad pub lished tiisj'jjreyiaeilv pj-ogr the Me mo, ial day eXeTB)kv fa- . ,reted under its auspices. " lw naa"IolUsi'" Parade wtH f. .n'-;y5urteenLh and Far nam streets irrf&i ni The parade will move at 2.S&.' jo 3..4 march being west on Fainam ef Tweftt eighth street, south on Twenty-Eighth Leavenworth, west on LeaveawWre"" Vk ayenue and south R B. Howell will L,e the marshal of the day. ' ' The services at the park will consist cf: Qirge by United Spanish War Veterans' band. Radlng the roll of the dead. Song by quartet. Mjhic bv band. United Spanish War Veterans' memorial ritual. . Introduction by Commander E. W. Cook. Prayer by chaplain. Address by commander. Address by orator of the day, H. B. Fluliarty. Decoration of grave by Officer of the Day Charles O.' Sandstrom. Sng, "AmerU-a." Benediction. Rev. R. B. H. Bell. These services will be distinguished by the presence as honored guests of the as sociation. "Uncle Billy' Snowden of Omaha and John Forbes Potter of Flor ence, survivors of the Mexican war. Should the weather be rainy the ' me morial exercises will be held at the hall of Camp Lee Forby, 1320 Famom street, j The Dahlman Rifles haa accepted the ; Invitation of the Grand Army Memorial i committee and will participate in the Grand Army parade Saturday afternoon from Capitol avenue to the Auditorium. - Colored Men Will Celebrate. Memorial day, especially sacred to the negroes for the reason that their liberty was secured by the loyal soldiers of the north, many of whom have answered the I last roll call, will be fittingly observed J by the Lincoln club of Omaha, composed j of members of the colored race. The club ' has arranged for a big picnic at Hlbbeier's I park. Forty-fourth and Leavenworth I streets, and all negroes in the city are in- j vited to participate. I Judge James H. Guy. a leading negro lawyer of Topeka. Kan., will be the orator of the day. Addresses will also be delivered by Dr. August tiwaras or Des Moines and H. H. Baldrige. Fred L. Smith. Silas Robbins, C. W. Wlngiqgton snd John Grant Pegg of Omaha. Maynard L. Wilson will be master of ceremonies. Honrs at Postefftee. The Omaha postoffice will close at 10 30 Saturday for the greater part of the day, but will re-open for one hour from S to 7 o'clock In the evening for the accommoda tion of the public in view that the day is Saturday. Carrier deliveries will be made in the business district during the fore noon. The three trip carriers will make two deliveries and the one trip carriers will make their usual delivery. There will be but one carrier delivery to the resi dence district during the day, The money order office will not be open at s.il during the day. I Veterans Sncalc j The custom of veterans of the civil war I delivering short addresses at the pui .'lc and parochial school on the Friday preceding Memorial day was generally observed in Omaha Friday afternoon. Tha addresses were of patriotic character and many were ' reminiscent narrative of the experiences of the veterans of those stirring days. All of uiar.ty mat waa extenaeq to tna veterans of the civil war. In numerous Instances the speakers were presented with bouquets of flowers in appreciation of their services and to carry out the principle that the decoration of the living soldier waa possi bly more appreciative by hiin than to wait urall hia death. While the exercises at ail the schools were filled with patriotic interest creditable to pupils and teachers alike, the services at at. Peter's Parochial' school. Twenty-eighth and Leavenworth streets were of special CCunUnued on Socund Pages' LA FOLLETTE BLOCKING BILL Wloronela 'asatar Does All In Hie Power to Prevent Paasace of Correney Act. WA?HrVGTOX. M:iv 3 It was made evident soon after the senate convened today that Senator La Follette would do all in his power to obstruct the pnesrure of the comprorr1e currency bill and there was ground for the report that he had suc ceeded In obtaining assurance of help from Senator Stone of Missouri, who had Just returned from his home. Before 2 o'clock Mr. L Follette had mede two demands for a quorum and when upon the third demand the vice president refused to recognise him because S-nator Culberson had the floor, and declined to yield, he raised a point of order T the effect that the' presiding officer should have the roll tailed when there was a de rr.tnd for a quorum even In the face of a declination by the senator occupying the floor to yield for that purpose. The ice president held against the Wis consin senator and the latter announced his Intention to appeal from the chair's decision. He then entered upon an argu ment In support of his contention and it was evldnnt that the filibuster, small though it be in numbers, wis on. Before Mr. La Follette took the floor and was rcogniied here was a demand that the question of adopting the report be put to the senate. Mr. Kean of New Jersey called for a Vote. "Is the senator from New Jersey In a hurry?" inquired Mr. La Follette, and then adding that having the floor, he presumed he had a right to call for V quorum, he forthwith demanded that the roll he called. After fifty-seven senators had responded to the roll call. Mr. La Follette proceeded wtth his remarks on the currency till s re ported by the conferees. The railioad bond feature as brought back In the conference report was the chief object of his remaiki. WEALTHY LEATHER MAN DEAD Boston Mna Expires In Lobby of Hoffman Honse Cnder Mysteri ous Clrenmstaacee. NEW TORK. May 29. An Investigation was begun today into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of Charles H. Holmes, a wealthy Boston leather merchant, last night. Mr. Holmes died In the lobby of the Hoffman house, where he had been a guest. Immediately after his return there In a taxlcab from a visit to a house In West Forty-seventh street. He had been taken suddenly ill during his visit and was hurried back to the hotel before a physician was sum moned. After his death the police took into custody Hugh FItzslmmons. the driver of the taxlcab, Mrs. Clara Moore, In whose apartment Mr. Holmes was stricken; Josephine Wells, Mrs. Moore's maid. . and Frederick Moorehead. elevator man In the apartment house in which Mrs. Moore lives. Moorehouse and Miss Wells assisted Holmes to the cab which had been called to take htm to the hotel. BOSTON, Mass., Msy 3. The re Istlves of Charles H. Holmes, the Boston leather merchsnt, who died suddenly tn the Hoff man house. New Tork City, last night, stated today that every effort would be made to determine the causa of death, al though they stated that Mr. Holmes had evrnu siiacss oi man uun uinna me last few years... . ' : ' PARKER WILL WRITE PLATFORM Former Democratic Ca sill date Choocn Chairman of Committee on Reso lutions for Convention. NEW YORK. May 29. Former Judge Alton B. Parker will be chairman of the committee on resolutions for the demo cratic national convention this year ac cording to a statement made today at Tammany hall. It was stated also that Mr. Parker has been requested to write a platfortn to be submitted to the convention.- William J. Bryan is said to have given his consent to the choice of Mr. Parker as chairman of the resolutions committee. LINCOLN. May 29. Friends of William J. Bryan today scoffed at the statement that former Jutiao Alton B. ParUer would be chairman of the resolutions committee at the Tttn er convention. Mr. Fryan is absent on a speaking tour and we scheduled to deliver an address at Bunt-steel, S. D., tonight. His close poli tical advistra are emphatic in their de nials of the report that he has consented to the Parker arrangement. . ' ' TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA Second Scries of Storms Docs Grant Damage in the Sonthera S tata. GUTHRIE. OkL. May ). A second series of cyclones, tornadoes, waterspouts and heavy rains struck Oklahoma last night. Tornadoes are reported at Hennessy. Enid. Frederick. Casniun and Duncan; cloud- bursts from Weieetka and Tulsa and a waterspout at Navina. The damage by last night s storms Is as great as the flood of last week. Five persons are reported killed at Dun can and three seriously Injured near Cashion. The Red river is several miles wide and the Cimarron is backing up. The Cottonwood river is expected to over flow by night. A hail storm did much damage to cotton and com and the crop of the former la a total loss in some sections. On Red river a number of Uvea are believed to have been lost as a result of the suddvn rise. Telephone and telegraph wires are down generally throughout the state. MONEY LOST IN SPECULATION lorthera Grain Comnnny Forced to 1 Close Its Line of Elevators as Resnlt. MANITOWOC. Wis. Manager C. W. Espllr Grain company stated today that hia com pany will quit business. Unauthorised sDeculatlon 'and mi&fnanairpmpnr ratilrinir in losses, were given as causes for tiie!n1nR ,,Tuck twenty-seven .oil tanks tn ths closing. It is reported that the company lost upward of $2o9.'if. on the Chicago Board of Trade, through operations of an employe, six months ago. The company operates two large ele vators nsie. naving a rapacity of over S.BJVIV) bushls. It also owns elevators in Illinois. Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota, Until recently J. G. Martin of thla city was president, but was succeeded a monlli ago by E. E. McCormlrk of Seattle. Waah., wtth Mr. Esplin of Chicago aa manager. CANNON IS READY TO GO HOME Prepared to Leave Wnshlnatoa as Soon as Congress tdjonrne 1 ts Session. WASHINGTON. May .Speaker Can non bade guod-bye to the president this morning snd said that if congress ad Juurns today he would leave Washington tomorrow morning fur bis boa TWO ROADS BOOSTED Board Baises the Valuation of Bar ling-ton and Union Pacific. BULLION AJTJ A HALF INCREASE In Both Instances it is on Account of Branch Lines. X0 CHANGES EI OTHEB LLTE3 Two Members of Board for Making- a Larger Increase. MAJORITY 13 AGAINST THEM Board of Assessment prtaga a Sar arise by Contplettaa Ite Work Friday Morning- and Adlonrns. The value of all the railroad property in eNhranka as fixed by the state board of aesessmcnt la t.si4.79 as against 1P3.5S5. in 1!7. an Increase of $1. fill. 34. In creasee were made only on the Central City branch of the Vnlon Pacific. $20.pnn to WVVO a mile; the O'Fall on branch of the Union Pacific. tlT50" to Cf0n; Stoux City A Western of the Burltngten system, VS. "W to rcono a mile. Thla will Increase the assessed value of the railroads, a total of j J" -47 or or, " ' Increase on the actual value. Governor Sheldon desired to Increase the value of the Union Pacific from $73.33..? to Sta.MiO.nno. and Secretary of State Junkln moved to Increase the total value of the Burlington from H14.lT0.g70 to tH9.374.0Mt These two voted aye on these motions. Treasurer Brian. Land Commissioner Eaton and Auditor Bearle voted In the neg ative. The motion of Treasurer Brian to assess the railroads the same as last year with the exceptions noted was then car ried. Since the ansessment of last year both the Union Pacific and the Burlington have materially Increased their mileage. M.j accounts f?r the incrH?A tt" two systoms. though lowering in the esse of the Burlington, the average value per mile. At the conclusion of the meeting Secre tary of State Junkln said the valuation of the roads was high because the railroads earn dividends to Justify such a valuation. Were freight rates reduced he said tha board would have to lower the valuation. The valuation he said was msde In ac cordance with the rates charged. The valuation of the Burlington will be dlatrlhuted according to separata corpora tions though the road reported as one sys tem this year. The following shows tha value of the various roads this year com pared with iy07. Actual VaL 197. 190. I 73.3.71 t 73.9S8.3S9 . 109.ti72.51 H.l7n.ST0 . 3ft.t9.6 M.6W.39S . 12.177.9ft0 12.ii39.L16 .. W.445.3: 10.446.SteO . U.SWvlhS 11.368.0H6 ,. 1.HC2.4.VI l.ti02.4M . S.Sin.rtK S,K.n7T5 '. ' 6V") . StLOffl SaVOtO I).dn0 liM Sn.( 60.0W ' 2s.xi a.ow ., 1572.7M . 3..-0 .N6,1S3.3 JMfl.S14.7f9 Railroad. Union Pacific Burlington Northwestern C. St. P.. M. & O.... R-Kk Island Missouri Pacific Pacific R. R- in ?ieo. l far J. A . t. . . I Mason CHy Ft. D... iO. B. A Ter , Illinois Central C M. & 3u P Wsbaeh ..... A. T. S. F gloux City Western. Wilmar ek. S. F Totals Increase, 11.6S1.-14. The following table shows tha actual value per mile for 1B07 and 13, where changea were made: ; tnor. r 19"!. Union Pacific S76.i ! 175.370 Burlington 2.l 40.K77 C.. St. Paul. M. 4 O 41.304 The following w.-re valued the same as last year: Northwestern, 133.5O0; Rock Is land. THREAT IN LETTER OF BLOOD Chicane Priest and Lawyer Interested in Herman Blllek Told They W1U Dlo for Their Efforts, CHICAGO. May 2. Father Peter J. O'Callaghan. head of the Paullst order In Chicago, and Attorney Francis El Hinck ley have been Informed through an anonymous letter, written In blood and wrapped In crepe that they have been j marked for death by mysterious enemies, "d St. Marys church, at Wabash ave- nue and Hubbart Court, haa been doomed to be blown up by dynamite. The threatening letter had been dropped by an unknown hand into the poor box at St. Mary's church, of which Fsther O'Cal laghan is pastor. It was unsigned snt un- I addressed. On one tide waa a crudely J drawn picture of a skull and cross bones. : Death to the priest and the lawyer waa their efforts to obtain psrdrin for Her man Blllek. under sentence to hsng on June 12 in the Cook onunty Jail, on charge of murdering by poison SIX mem bers of the Vrtal family. A chemical analysis proved that the red fluid In which the letter was written wes blood and not red Ink. PUMP AT WORK AT DALLAS Trinity River Recedes Until Ws tee Works Stntlon Is Again la Commission. DALLAS, Tex . May ti The Trinity river has so far receded to allow the re sumption of work at tne pumping nation and water is again tn the city's mains, Ths electric light plsnt has also resumed opera tions. The work of repairing railroad j bridges is being pusred and in a tew days j through traffic on ail lines will be ro- I sumed. tie Arkansas nver came tooay aa ine re sult of the great, downpour of rain, which began last night. During the storm light- Glenn Pool, deatrng them. Each con tained l.noi barrels of nil. The loss will reach ti.CW. DEATH RECORD. P. G. Anderson. SIOUX FALLS. S. D . May X. (Special). P. G. Anderson, fir some time engagud In the hotel business In Sioux Falls, died at his apartments in the Dacotah hotel after sn Illness of only about five days. At the time of Ma death he was one of the proprietors of the Anderson and Da cotah hotels, which are among the leading botela in the city S. P. Blaan. BOONE. Ia.. May 2.-!Speciai Telegram.) 4. F. Biggs, a prominent resident of Boone, dropped dead from his chair on the porch of bis homo lsst sight, sad was ear ned Into ths house to die. Hemorrhage of ttis lunaa was the sense of das'-